Automobile-jack.



A- 1. SCHUBERT,

AUTOMOBILE JACK'.

APPLICATION FILED 'APR 20 9HI, V

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AUTOMOBILE-JACK.

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Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.. 4l, 191% Application filed April 20, 1917. Serial No. 163,529

to prolong the period of service of the tires by relieving them of the weight of the car when the same is not in use, and my object is to produce a simple, cheap, and efiieient `jack of the type outlined, over which the car can be run forward or backward.

To this end the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and formation of the parts as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1, is a top plan view of an automobile jack embodying the invention.

Fig. 2, is a central longitudinal section of the same, with certain braces omitted.

Fig. .3, is an enlarged transverse section taken on the line lllllllllt of Fig. 1.

ln the said drawing, 1 indicates the sides and 2 and 3 end braces connecting and forming in conjunction with said sides a rectangular frame, and said frame is preferably braced at .intermediate points cross F bars 4, it being noted in this connection that the end bar 3 is formed with a recess 5 in its upper edge, for a purpose which hereinafter appears.

Pivoted at 6 to the side bars 1 of the frame, and preferably within the latter, are lifting legs 7 mounted with their lower ends upon. small Wheels or rollers 8, opposite lifting legs being connected rigidly together so as to move in unison, by suitable cross braces 9. f

Extending transversely of the frame and journaled in the side bars thereof, is a shaft 10. and rigidly secured upon the same within but adjacent the sides thereof, are winding drurnsl'l and 12, and secured to and leading from the drums 11 and 12respectively, but at opposite sides of the saine, are cables or chains 13 and 14, the same being ponnected at ,15 to their respective lifting "10 operate the sh'aft and eHect the Windd. SCHUBERT,

A of the frame.

ing of the cables or chains upon the said drums respectively, for the purpose of inoving the lifting legs from substantially the positions shown substantially the position shown by full lines same figure, and thereby effect the raising of the jack, the following mechanisln is provided: 16 is a worm wheel rigidly secured on. shaft 10, 17 is a bracket through which thel shaft rotatably extends, and which terminates in bearings 18 for the reduced ends of a worm 19 enmeshed with the worm wheel.

The worm extends at an angle and at its higher end, terminates in an eye 20, detachably engaged by the hook 21 formed on one end of a shaft 22 which in. operative positio-n` continues the inclination of the worm and 'extends at a suitable," height over the end of the j ack provided with the recess 5, and is provided at its extremity with an operating handle 28.

Near the handle end said shaft is loosely jonrnaled in a bracket 24 pivoted at its ends to'eye bolts 25 secured to the adjacent side of the frame, and said bracket is braced in operative position as shown by Figs. 1 and 3, by a brace hook 26 pivoted to an eye bolt 27 secured to the opposite side 'llo takeup the end thrust on the` worm when the same is operated to raise the car, a pair of inclined braces 2S, are secured to what may be termed the rear end of the Worm shaft, and extend divergingly rearward therefrom and are secured at 29 to theside bars of the frame.

When the device is arranged to receive a car to be jacked up, the brace hook 26 is disengaged froni the pivoted bracketl so that said bracket may be swung downward until the'shaft 22 extends'through the recess 5 in the underlying end bar 3, said shaftvbeing so' turned that the crank handle. shall not project beyond the plane of the upper side of the jack, which of course will be so proportioned that a car shall have ample clearance over it,l it being preferable that in disposing a car over the jack, that it shall travel in the direction indicated by the arrow, Fig. 2 as it is generally incre convenient to manipulate a jack from the rear end of a car than from the front end.

the car between the after the car is disby dotted lines Fig. 2 to it will be convenientv t0 swing the bearing bracket 2li with the shaft journeled therein to eievated position, and, to brace the seine in such position by inea-ns of pivoted hook 26. The operator new b'yf ,giving the crank asuicient nuiiihei of turns, eects rotation of the Winding di'iiins and the adjusting or" the iiftiii@- .egs toward upright position untill the oei is lifted sutil'- oienty to clear the floot. When the oei is to be lowered, the the opposite direction to move by its Wheels. The (partition is of coui'se continued so as to lowei' the freine enough to permit the eer to pass over it without eoiiiiiet at any point.

From the above parent that l' permit the cui' to description it 'effi be aphave produced i simple, strong, durable, and inexpensive jack for use with eutomobies and. otiei1 vehicles, sind it obviously is susceptible of modification in foi-iii, proportion, detail eonstiuctioi,

end arrangement of puits Without'depziiting from the spirit ano; of the ep pended claims.

Gleim:

l. Aljack foilifting automobiles and the like comprising e suitable freine Work, lifting legs pivoted at their upper ends to saifi frame Work at ,opposite points and provided With Wheels et their lower ends, e transverse shaft joiiiiialed in the .treme oopositeiy extending iexibe connections bsoiank handle is'tiii'iied in downward until it again supported and i brace doteehebl ivi bi'aei'cet to support the Le o position.

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